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¿Te acuerdas de las canciones que te cantaban cuando eras niño para dormir? Porque no hay momento más dulce que el del beso de buenas noches... te hemos seleccionado algunas de las canciones y juegos de falda más conocidos para cantar y disfrutar con los más pequeños de la casa justo antes de ir a dormir.

Olympia, come capita a molte donne, vuole che nella sua vita ci siano due uomini. Per una questione di simmetria. Ma anche per una forma piuttosto marcata di bipolarità. Sposa Keral e ama Gérard. Incontra Gérard in una camera senza vista, dove consuma il suo amore ossessivo - un'attrazione chimica che diventa dipendenza, droga, stupefazione. La moglie di Gérard, Sabine, aspetta un figlio dal seme di uno sconosciuto e Keral subisce le attenzioni dell'antiquaria Clarissa.

Toby Ellis was looking after his four-month-old nephew, Derek Ellis. He nipped into his local newsagents, leaving the pram outside. Toby claimed he left the child for no longer than two minutes - but during this time, little Derek was abducted. Six days later the baby’s body was discovered, buried in a nearby wooded area. No one was ever charged with the murder, and the case has remained ongoing. As part of their final media degree assessment, three university students decide to make a podcast about the cold case which happened in Colecastle 14 years ago.

In a kingdom besieged by poverty, war and despair, Princess Sophia must do whatever it takes to restore peace and protect the people she loves.

The story begins in 1970. The day after Jimi Hendrix's death...dairy farmer Michael Eavis invites revellers to his field in Somerset to attend a 'Pop, Folk & Blues' festival. Tickets are £1 each, enticing more than a thousand customers with the promise of music, dance, poetry, theatre, lights and spontaneous entertainment - as well as free milk from his own Worthy Farm cows. Fast forward through five tumultuous decades, and the Eavises' vision now encompasses a gigantic 'city in the fields', with a total annual population nearing a quarter of a million.

Bombastic headlines about science and technology are nothing new. To cut through the constant stream of information and misinformation on social media, or grab the attention of investors, or convince governments to take notice, strident headlines or bold claims seem necessary to give complex, nuanced information some wow factor. But hype has a dark side, too. It can mislead. It can distract. It can blinker us from seeing what is actually going on.

Join six kings, queens and warriors from around the world as they battle for crowns, vanquish dark forces and claim their thrones in this collection of Ladybird Tales.

Perfect bedtime listening, this wonderful anthology features brand new stories and poems from well-loved and exciting new Puffin authors. Plus, rediscover carefully curated extracts from Puffin's classic family favourites! And with quotes and motivational pieces from brilliantly inspiring leaders, scientists and actors on their own big dreams, there is something magical for everyone to enjoy.

El silencio del parque es un relato fantástico, emotivo y con un final sorprendente que te conmoverá. Explora las emociones humanas a través del misterio que se oculta en un parque en el corazón de la ciudad. Sumérgete en esta historia donde lo fantástico se entrelaza con lo cotidiano. Susan, una mujer marcada por la tragedia familiar, se encuentra en un momento crucial de su vida tras la reciente pérdida de su hermana Helen. Mientras intenta superar su dolor, encuentra consuelo en su perro Neo y en sus paseos por un parque cercano de su nuevo hogar.

In the summer of 1990, young sisters Caroline and Joanna are sent to stay with their Great Aunt Dora in the idyllic Gloucestershire village of Witchwood. Still reeling from their father’s tragic death and their mother’s grief, Witchwood offers a welcome escape—but the shadowy woods hide dark secrets that bring their innocence to a distressing end. Caroline, volatile and longing for attention, becomes fixated on Dean Fry, the handsome local bad boy. When a body is found in the woods, the village becomes a cauldron of suspicion.

Quali sono gli obiettivi che desideri raggiungere? Quali i tuoi sogni? Per cosa desideri spendere la tua vita? Qual è la tua missione? Nei ritmi frenetici della quotidianità rischiamo di non trovare mai il tempo per fermarci e rispondere a queste domande fondamentali. Eppure, solo attraverso un'attenta analisi di noi stessi possiamo costruire la strada che ci porti alle vette più alte della vita, verso quegli obiettivi che sono dentro di noi ma che, a volte, ci sembrano così irrealizzabili da rinunciare ancor prima di intraprendere il cammino.

Jane must return to the one place she fears most. Her family home. Jane's father was murdered in cold blood at the family home. The killer was never found. In the years since, Jane has done everything in her power to stay away from that house. To forget the nightmare and get on with her life. But now she has to go back. Her mother is ill and Jane must care for her. Her husband Joe goes with her but soon after they arrive at her family home, he begins to act strangely. Adding to her unease, Jane's brother Dan is openly hostile.

War. Fae Princes. One Clumsy Woman. A Hidden Secret. A silly children's story had us rushing against time. The fae will come and take you away if you are in their homeland for more than three days.It was the silliest thing ever but the people back home believed it. While out hunting to provide for my family with my brother, the last thing we planned was to be out in the fae lands more than three days. However as day four crept up on us, unease settles in. After a chance encounter with one of the dreaded fae, I find myself reeling with doubt and curiosity.

They say that the higher you climb, the harder you fall—and Madison Clarke will do anything to keep her new life from crumbling to pieces. Moving from a small town in Maine to Florida, Madison grasps the opportunity to reinvent herself, to forget about those days of being a lonely, loser outcast, and jumps at the chance when the popular kids decide to take her under their wing.

Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London. By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other, and from you.... This audiobook won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. Whose story do you believe? Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago.

When Daisy Kennedy risked everything to rescue her twin sister, Lily, from the clutches of a ruthless gang, she thought it would finally mend the cracks in their fractured relationship. But Lily sees it differently. She’s convinced Daisy’s reckless choices are what put her in harm’s way to begin with, and forgiveness feels as far away as ever. Then Daisy is kidnapped by another notorious gangland boss. His demand? Repay their father’s crippling debt by working as a prostitute in his seedy club. Trapped, terrified, and with no one to trust, Daisy clings to the hope that Lily will come for her.

Raised in an all-male family of firefighters, Andi O’Roarke has the right stuff to be a fire chief—one of only a few women who’ve overcome grueling odds to earn the job. Her brawny, tough-guy firemen respect her and treat her like one of the boys. That’s fine with Andi. She’s totally inside her comfort zone when barking orders and hoisting fire gear. Outside the job, however, she’s clueless about dealing with men. Which means arson investigator Tucker Fields is going to turn up the heat on a flame she can’t control.

In a silverware shop, a young wife works alongside her husband. Amid growing political turmoil, Bea finds solace in the local marsh, where she is visited recurrently by a mysterious presence, logging each appearance carefully in a scarlet journal. In a time like now, Kay navigates friendship, queerness and the temporary job market, whilst contemplating the significance of her life in a world with such an uncertain future. At her grandmother's house she finds an intriguing record of an angel's visits.

After a desperate act leaves Jillian Morehouse a fugitive, she flees to Whitechapel. The escapee finds work in a Mayfair corset workshop, but the walls are closing in. Jillian catches the eye of the handsome Michael Kelly, a reformed criminal with a dangerous history he's anxious to keep hidden. The pair are drawn together by a powerful attraction—but their love is tested when she's kidnapped and abandoned in the catacombs beneath London.